Power transmission



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POWER TRANSMIS S 10N original Filed Aug. 11 1933 3 sheets-sheet 3 Patented ug. 18, 1936 UNITED STATES 'POWER TRANSMISSION Levitt L. Custer, Dayton, Ohio Application August 11, 1933, seria1N0.6s4,711 Renewed'MaylZ, 19,56V

3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in power transmission, and has for its object to provide, in connection with an invalid car, a transmissionforming part of the connection between the motor and one'of the axles of the car, by which the car may bemoved forward at various speeds and may be reversed.

It is particularly the object of this invention to Vprovi-de a power transmission adapted to be adjusted for various speeds` by the operation of a single instrumentality. v

l It is an object of this invention to provide a power transmission Vconsisting of a plurality of driving means, and means to selectively bring said means into operation.

vIt is particularly an object of this invention to provide a power transmission in which there are two shafts connected by a plurality of spaced belts, and means for selectively causing each kof the belts to operate.

Y These andother advantages'will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawings..

Referring to the drawings:

Figure l is a vertical, longitudinal section through an invalid car to which'applicants power mechanism 'is applied.

Figure 2 isa side elevation of a casing supporting the power transmission, Showing a part of the mechanism associated therewith.

Figure 3 is Va view taken at right angles to Figure I2.

` Figure 4 is a sectionon vthe line 4f4 of Figure 2. ,Figure 5 isa-.section on the line 5-5 'of Figure 4.

The power transmission, the subject of .the present application, is adapted to be used for the .purpose of transmitting power` Afrom ,thesource to some .driven element, and by m.way of .illustration is shown attached to an invalid .car which has a body I, a floor 2, a seat and-,back and side arms 4, l Y

Extending .upwardly and forwardly from the 'frcntendroff the body isa bracket 5 which has a hole therein to receive ,the upper end of ayoke y6,

which is supported .by means of v`a wheel `1. Be-

tween the lbracket .and the part .of the yoke imme `diatelyabove the wheel isasplrlgcfor resiliently supporting the-.front end of the hody Von the wheeland yoke. .'Ihe.fyoke above .the bracket extends rearwardly to form a .steering :handle 9, `,the lfree end of whichextendsabovethe front ledge .of ,.seat. and rprovided I.with a lever 26, `the purposef whichgwill 4.be.later,tiescribed` The `rear of the body islsupportedbymeansof 4twowheels 'I0 anxle 11,56l y ughtheinstrumentality of a pair Qi arms I2 an-d springs I `3. Each arm is attached at one end tothe body and at itsrother end to one end of one of the springs, while the other end of the spring is attached'to the axle. On the axle is a sprocket I4, about 5 which there is a chain I5 extending to ,a sprocket I 6 located on the shaft I1 supported in bearings I8 in a vcasing formed with two side plates I9.

The sprocket I6 is without the casing and on one end of the shaft :I 'Lwhile within the casing l0 and on the shaft I'I is a double pulley, composed of a small high speed pulley 2U Vand a larger low speed Y'pulley 2 Within the larger pulley and on the end of the shaft II from the sprocket I6 is a pinion'22, which meshes with a second pinion, l5 later fto be described.` vsuitably supported adja-k cent the casingV is a motor 23, which hasthe usual spark 'plug 2 4. Extending from the intake part of the motor` to the lever 26 is a Bowden wire 25, which is operated by the lever 26 for controlling 20 the admission of fuel to the motor.

On the motor shaft is av pulley 21 over which a belt l28A passes to a larger pulley 29, 'located on one end of a shaft Y30 without the casing. Ihe shaft 3,0 is supported by bearings 30a on the plates I9.' The motor shaft also has thereon a pinion 3| vengaged by a toothedquadrant 3 2, attached toa lever 33 pivotally mounted o n a pivot pin 34 supported onsome partof the car frame. Whenever it is vdesired to start the motor the lever is Ypulled up by hand', 'whereby the motor shaft is caused'to rotate for starting purposes.

On the shaft 3U, without the casingandadjagent the pulley 29, is a small pulley 35, which is connected by means o f Va belt 3 6 to another lpulley 'x31 located on one end of a short shaft 3 8, 'supported in roller bearingsg in one of ,the plates' IS, The pulleys 3,5 and 3l' 'and kthe belt 36 are for reversing 4the movement of thecar. On the end of thesllaft 38, rernote from the 4pulley `31, is da pinion ,4 6 which meshes with the pinion 22 on one endofllthe shaft I'I. On the shaft .3 0, between -the two side Aplates I 9, is a pulley structuretcemposed of a small low speed pulley 4I and-'a Alarge high speed pulley 42. Thebelt 136 has guide pins 36a between its pulleys. l "Inese'pulleyfaas well as pulleys ZIIand 2|,are provided with two grooves in which V-shaped ybelts work. In the grooves of the pulleys 2| and 4I areycshapsedbelts 4 3, while Ain thegrocives c f ,the ,pulleys `42 and .21are `Vishapefd belts ,44.

'.The car has two forward `and one rearward movement.' The forward movementsare'brought .about .bygtneruueys l4.2 and zu. ,4l .and 21, .while `th'ereverse movement v'is Ybrought aboutY by pulleys 55 and to hold them in proper adjustment with rela- Y tion Yto allrof the pulleys over which these belts VYlo ing with their pulleys.

Y 2ov provided in connection with the belts 44 for supporting them', and a similar and correspondingly l pass, pins 45 mounted on the casing are provided, Vwhile Vsimilar .pins`V 46 mounted; on the 'cas--v ing are provided to prevent the belts 44 from'lock- 43 and partly inclosing the pulleys 4| and 2| is a. plate 41. This platefis so shaped that itY will properly position and support the belts when theyv are not held tight againstrthe pulleys. VV-shaped x Ybelts,rwhen not under tension assume Va `certain curved shape, and the curvature ofthis plate is Y such as to adapt itself to the natural curvature of fthe belts so the belts'may be properly spaced from the pulleys when idle. A similar plate 48V is 'shapedplatef 49 is used in connection with the single belt onfthe pulleys V and 31 for supportingit.V Y M Y VSupported inthe front of the casing is a shaft 50. Thisvshaftsupports the various instrumen- V talities used forcausing the belts to engage their pulleysfor operating purposes.` VNear the center or this shaft is attachedra pair of levers 5 l, which Y Y havetherebetween,'atone end, a roller 5|a. Be-

tween these levers and pivotally mounted'onthe shaft at one end is an arm or lever 52. 'I'his arm has on its end, remote from the shaft, means for Y adjusting it with relation to the-levers, said means consisting of a. YU-shapedclip`53, attached to theV levers, and a screw 55 passingthrough a. slot 54 Vinthe clip into the arm. Betweenthe armand theclip, around the screw,ris a spring 56. Y In order torsupport a pulley 58 la yoke 51 Ais provided, which has two arms between which the roller isV supported and operates by means ofA a shaft l59. Between theyoke and pulley 58 is a plate 6|).Y Th'splate and the yoke are supported on the Vendof the arm by means of screws 6|. The plate 60 extends down forwardly inffront of 1 the pulley 58 and'co'operates in holding the belts V 43. in thelgrooves'of the pulley. VThis Vpulley V58 VVVhas two grooves thatreceive both of the b elts43. .Q AOn Vthe shaft 50, between the levers 5| and vone of the'plates I9, is a second pair Yof levers 62 which'carry a roller 62a, similar to the'roller 5 la. Between these levers, mounted at one end upon the shaft 50, is an arm orrlever 63,'which is ad-Y Yjusted at its otherend by a U-sliaped clip 64 on Y the'V levers and a screwi 65 extending ,through a Vslot in the Clipland spring, not shownrbut .similarl to Ytheslot and spring shown'in'connection with the arm 5,2. `On this arm is a yoke 66, which-carries between its legs a pulleyV 61, provided with Y grooves therein forY the belts 44. In connection Y iwith the yoke is afplate 68, slmilarto theplateV 60 f `'ofthe arm by means of screws 69.

Y Y65Y and supported, together with the yoke, on the end On the shaft 5D, without thecasing andbe'tw'een `one of the side plates I9 and the ,pulley 29, is a pair lof levers'Tll, vhaving thereon a roller 10a.

' YBetween these levers` and pivoted Yatone end on Vthe shaft 58 is an arm or lever 1|,.which`is adjusted at its* other end by a U-shaped clipY 12 atl This clip is provided with a Y Vslot to receive a screw 13V and which theY arm may tached'to the levers.

be adjusted with relationrto the levers. This ,SCYW Passes through theslot'in the clip,.into the Varm.,Y Y

Closely adjacent the belts Between the arm and the clip and surrounding the screw is a spring 13a, shown in dotted lines in Figure 2, To this arm is attacheda Ushaped yoke 14 which carries between its arms a pulley 15, provided with a single groove for receiving the Y belt 36. Associated with this pulley 15 is a plate 16, which is attached to the arm together with the. yoke by means of screws 11. This plateY This lever, shaft and cam arm are formed integral so whenever the lever is operated kthe shaft rotates and moves the cam arm 88. YThis cam arm has onits lowerend a high speed cam sur- Y face 8| adapted to engage the roller 62a on the levers 62 for the purposeV of causing the pulley'61V to move to tighten the belts 44. When these belts speed purposes, anda third neutral notch85 and Y a reverse notch 86. A pair of parallelarms 88,

spaced from `each other and each mounted at one end uponthe shaft have between their! other ends a` spacer 89 adjacentwhich and between the arms is a ro1ler,81. This spacerhas extending laterally from one side Yof one of thearnrs arpin or projection190, to which'is attached one' ed'ofga spring 9|, the other end of which is attached to a bracket 92 supported in some suitable mannerby the casing. This spring serves to hold the'roller 81 in engagement with thequadrant so that the roller may be properly seated in'any one of the notches, the particular notch depending upon the speed desired andthe position of the lever 19.` There isalso mounted on Ythe shaft 18V a bifurcated bracket 93 which supportsy between its arms a cam dog 94,'which has thereona cam Vsurface 9.5 adapted to engage the roller.5|a.f There is also provided adjacent the dog and between the arms of the bracket a pin 96. Thedog remote from the cam surface has Vattached thereto one end ofa spring 91, theA other end of V which is attached Vto albracket 98' suitably supported on the bracket 93.

This cam dog serves roller 5|a foroperating the car at low speed, and

isresiliently mounted in' order that it may offerV no obstruction tothe operation' of the lever for high speed purposes. YOn. the shaft 18, between one of the side yplates I9 `and the pulley 29,' is a cam arm 99 whichvhas onitsrfree end a cam surface |80, adapted ,to engage `the roller 10a to operate the pulley'to tension thev belt 36 for gre-'- verse movement. i

Y For the purpose of holding the various ,belt Yten- YsioningV kpulleys in aposition so'that the belts'are loose, springs [0| areprovldedl There is one or morerof. these springsfor thepulley and it is g Y Y against the operationof these `springs thatV the is providedrin connection with the powerr trans-` lever 19 acts Ato tension thevarious belts. There Y missionrmeansfar brake lever |82, whichfhas attachedv thereto a suitablejbraking mechanism connected to the axle II'. i'i Y The driving connection` between Vthe shaft I1 Y andthe shaftj30 is triplegin its nature, `there bef .ing a high speed connection and alowspeedconnection for forward movement and a reverse contoV engage the proper tions are controlled through the operation of the lever 19, which is mounted upon the shaft 18 and operates the various instrumentalities for moving the movable pulleys. The shaft 18 has thereon the cam arm with the cam surface 8| for 'engagement with the roller 62a for high speed forward movement. During the low speed forward movement the parts are held in one position by means of the quadrant 82 which has thereon a plurality of pockets or seats for receiving the roller 81. During the low speed forward movement the roller 81 engages the notch 84 in the quadrant. For high speed forward movement the roller 81 engages in the notch 83 in the quadrant. At this time the lever 5l is operated to move the pulley thereon by means of the cam surface engaging the roller 5| a. This cam surface 95 is on the cam dog 94.

In order to reverse the movement of the vehicle the lever 19 is shifted so that the roller 81 engages the notch 86 in the quadrant. At this time the lever 10 is operated to tension the belt 36. 'Ihis is brought about by the roller 18a engaging the cam surface |00 on the cam arm 99. In the event it is desired to stop any movement of the vehicle the lever 'I9 is shifted so that the notch 86 in the quadrant 82 will engage the roller 81. Any desired movement of the vehicle is effected by the operation of the lever 19 in the manner just described.

It will be understood that I desire to comprehend within my invention such modifications as come within the scope of my claims and my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a power transmission, a casing having side plates, a pair of shafts rotatably supported by said plates, each shaft having thereon a large pulley and a small pulley, each large pulley having a belt passing around it and one of the small pulleys, a third shaft on said side plates, a lever pivoted intermediate its ends on the third shaft, a roller on one end of the lever, an arm pivoted at one end on the third shaft, an adjustable connection between the other end of the arm and the other end of the lever, a pulley on the arm engaging one belt, a second lever pivoted intermediate its ends on the third shaft, a roller on one end of the second lever, a second arm pivoted at one end on the third shaft, a roller on one end of the second arm, a pulley on the other end of the arm engaging the other belt, an adjustable connection between the other end of the second arm and the other end of the second 1ever, and means to engage the rollers selectively to tension the belts.

2. In a power transmission, a casing having side plates, a pair of shafts rotatably supported by said plates, each shaft having thereon a large pulley and a small pulley,each large pulley having a belt passing around it and one of the small pulleys, a third shaft on said side plates, a lever pivoted intermediate its ends on the third shaft, a roller on one end of the lever, an arm pivoted at one end on the third shaft, an adjustable connection between the other end of the arm and the other end of the lever, a pulley on the arm engaging one belt, a second lever pivoted intermediate its ends on the third shaft, a roller on one end of the second lever, a second arm pivoted at one end on the third shaft, a roller on one end of the second arm, a pulley on the other end of the arm engaging the other belt, an adjustable connection between the other end of the second arm and the other end of the second lever, and means to engage the rollers selectively to tension the belts, said means'comprising an arm having thereon a cam surface to engage one of the rollers and a cam member operatively connected to the arm to engage the other roller.

3. In a power transmission, a casing having side plates, a pair of shafts rotatably supported by said plates, each shaft having thereon a large pulley and a small pulley, each large pulley having a belt passing around it and one of the small pulleys, a third shaft on said side plates, a lever pivoted intermediate its ends on the third shaft, a roller on one end of the lever, an arm pivoted at o-ne end on the third shaft, an adjustable connection between the other end of the arm and the other end of the lever, a pulley on the arm engaging one belt, a second lever pivoted intermediate its ends on the third shaft, a roller on one end of the second lever, a second arm pivoted at one end on the third shaft, a roller on one end of the second arm, a pulley on the other end of the arm engaging the other belt, an adjustable connection between the other end of the second arm and the other end of the second lever, and means to engage the rollers selectively to tension the belts, said means comprising a shaft having thereon an arm with a cam surface to engage one of the rollers and a pivoted cam member operated by the shaft to engage the other roller.

LEVITT L. CUSTER. 

